Accordance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

concurrence of opinion

the act of granting rights

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntɔːɹʃˌɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæntɔːɹʃˌɪp/.

Examples

we are in accord with your proposal
the accordance to Canada of rights of access

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accordance of rights accord conformity

Parts of Speech

noun	concurrence of opinion “we are in accord with your proposal”
noun	the act of granting rights “the accordance to Canada of rights of access”

Word Forms

accordant	adjective	being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; -Thomas Hardy
accord	verb	allow to have

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Übereinstimmung

übereinstimmende Meinung

🇫🇷French

conformité

accord d'opinion

🇪🇸Spanish

conformidad

concurrencia de opiniones

🇮🇹Italian

accordo

concordanza di opinioni

🇳🇱Dutch

overeenstemming

overeenstemming van mening

🇵🇹Portuguese

conformidade

concordância de opinião

🇷🇺Russian

соответствие

совпадение мнений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुसार

राय की सहमति

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুযায়ী

মতামতের সম্মতি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்ப

கருத்து இணக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుగుణంగా

అభిప్రాయం యొక్క సమ్మతి

🇮🇳Marathi

त्यानुसार

मताची सहमती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુસાર

અભિપ્રાયની સંમતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ

ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯದ ಸಹಮತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുസൃതമായി

അഭിപ്രായ സമ്മതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਸਾਰ

ਰਾਏ ਦੀ ਸਹਿਮਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کے مطابق

رائے کا اتفاق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

符合

意见一致

🇯🇵Japanese

一致する

意見の一致

🇰🇷Korean

일치

의견의 일치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phù hợp

sự đồng tình của quan điểm

🇹🇭Thai

ตาม

ความเห็นตรงกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sesuai

persetujuan pendapat

🇵🇭Filipino

naaayon

pagkakaisa ng opinyon

🇲🇾Malay

sesuai

persetujuan pendapat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وفقا

توافق الرأي

🇮🇷Persian

مطابقت

توافق نظر

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunluk

görüş birliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

בהתאם

הסכמה של דעה

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